Sunset Empire Transportation District

The Sunset Empire Transportation District (SETD) provides federally funded rural intercity bus services in Clatsop County,^[2] Oregon. Sunset Empire Transportation is also known as 'The Bus'.

Sunset Empire Transportation

Headquarters	465 NE Skipanon Drive, Warrenton
Locale	Clatsop County, Oregon
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	8[1]
Website	nwconnector.org/agencies/sunset-empire-transportation-district/

SETD also provides transit connections for the National Park Service and the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, titled the Lewis and Clark Explorer Shuttle, through a $2.5 million Federal Transit Authority grant,^[3] and via a SAFETEA-LU Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands grant.^[4]

SETD has also received funding through the TEA-21 appropriations act.^[5]

Routes

Route	Route Name	Area Served	Days of Service
Route 10	Red Cedar	East Astoria	Monday - Friday
Route 20	Gray Sea Gull	Gearhart, Seaside & Cannon Beach	Monday - Friday
Route 21	Blue Star Fish	Cannon Beach	Saturday and Sunday
Route 30	Yellow Sun	Warrenton, Astoria, Knappa & Westport	Monday - Friday
Route 101	Pink Salmon	Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart & Seaside	Monday - Friday
CONNECTOR Columbia	(No Name)	Warrenton, Astoria, Knappa & Westport	Saturday and Sunday
CONNECTOR Pacific	(No Name)	Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach	Saturday and Sunday

In April 2011, all routes except 10 and 101 were eliminated, and Saturday service was canceled, in response to severe budget shortfalls.

On April 29, 2023, all bus service was suspended until further notice, the agency's board and executive director citing lack of funding.^[6]